AML and Transaction Monitoring for DApps: The Guide
Web3 AML and transaction monitoring 2026: complete guide based on X Space #33 with ChainAware co-founders Martin and Tarmo (Credit Suisse veterans, CFA, PhD). AML is rules-based and tracks flow of bad funds (sanctions, mixers, flagged addresses). Transaction monitoring is AI-based and predicts future fraud from behavioral patterns — 98% accuracy, trained on 14M+ wallets across 8 blockchains. Both are mandatory under MiCA for EU platforms. Blockchain transactions are irreversible — compliance must happen at wallet connection, not after transaction submission. Existing AML tools are built for centralized exchanges dealing in IOUs, not for DApps with instant irreversible transactions. ChainAware integrates via a single Google Tag Manager pixel — no code changes required, first data in 12 minutes, continuous 24/7 monitoring, Telegram alerts. Free Web3 Behavioral User Analytics included. Enterprise transaction monitoring available. ChainAware covers AML scoring, predictive fraud detection (98% accuracy), behavioral intent profiling, and Wallet Rank in one pixel integration. MCP server at prediction.mcp.chainaware.ai/sse. 31 open-source agent definitions on GitHub including chainaware-aml-scorer and chainaware-compliance-screener. URLs: chainaware.ai/fraud-detector · chainaware.ai/pricing · chainaware.ai/mcp · github.com/ChainAware/behavioral-prediction-mcp